Marble Figure of the Capitoline Venus After the Antique, Late 18th Century

A MARBLE FIGURE OF THE CAPITOLINE VENUS AFTER THE ANTIQUE. 
MATERIAL: MARBLE. 
ORIGIN: ITALY. 
PERIOD: LATE 18TH CENTURY
Dimensions:
40 ¼ in. (102.2 cm.) high

Venus Capitoline is a Roman sculpture carved from marble, presumably in the II century, modeled on the Greek statue of Aphrodite of the IV century BC. It was found on the Viminal Hill in Rome between 1667 and 1670. It was donated to the Capitoline Museum in 1754 by Pope Benedict XIV.
The Capitoline Venus is a type of statue of Venus, specifically one of several Venus Pudica (modest Venus) types (others include the Venus de' Medici type), of which several examples exist. The type ultimately derives from the Aphrodite of Cnidus. The Capitoline Venus and her variants are recognisable from the position of the arms—standing after a bath, Venus begins to cover her breasts with her right hand, and her groin with her left hand.